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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (28 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The student referred to by the Deputy was awarded the 100% adjacent rate of Maintenance Grant for the 2012/13 academic year. Subsequent to a review, it was determined that the student was in receipt of Back to Education Allowance during the 2012/13 academic year and therefore not eligible to receive a maintenance grant. SUSI has sought to recover the amount of €1,215, this being...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The problem with this in the wording the Deputies propose is that the terms must be agreed with the staff trade union and that is, in effect, a veto. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan referred to the junior cycle reform. We are in a position where one of the trade unions has voted in favour, another has not, and the representatives of parents and of management bodies etc. want us to go ahead...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Retirements (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: There were no such cases taken to the Employment Equality Tribunal by employees of my Department or by civil servants employed at the bodies under its aegis in the last four years. As such, the other aspects of the Deputy's question do not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The work undertaken by my Department to profile expenditure for the year has now been completed. In relation to the specific project in the school to which the Deputy refers this now allows the Letter of Acceptance to issue from the school to the contractor for this project. As the Board of Management is the client, my Department has written to the school authorising it to issue the Letter...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school to which the Deputy refers recently submitted additional information relating to works at the school in the context of an emergency works grant application. This information is currently being examined and the school will be notified of the outcome as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has confirmed the need for a new school building to be provided for the school referred to by the Deputy and in that regard a Major Capital Building Project for the school has been included in the 6 Year Construction Programme. I can advise that officials in the Department are currently working closely with officials from Galway County Council in relation to the acquisition of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process. The letter of intent issued to the preferred tenderer in late November 2015. My Department is currently awaiting the return of the completed supplementary tender report and when this is received and considered my Department will revert directly to the school regarding progression of the project to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Conarthaí Múinteoireachta (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Déanfar an tuarastal atá gan íoc don duine dá dtagraíonn an Teachta ó thús na scoilbhliana 01/09/2015 go dtí 16/11/2015 a eisiúint chuig an múinteoir ar 11/02/2016.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application from the school to which he refers under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2016 and 2017. While the school did not apply for any works under the recent SWS, it will be open to the school, if it so decides, to make an application under a future scheme. The Circular Letter (0055/2015) relating to the terms...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's Planning and Building Unit has no record of receiving an application for funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. The appropriate funding mechanism for the type of works concerned is the Summer Works Scheme. It is a condition of that Scheme that schools apply for the most urgent works needed at their school. Under the Summer Scheme for 2016/17, the school applied...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy, a special school, has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for additional school accommodation. The application is currently being considered and my Department will be in contact with the school in question in the matter shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I would like to point out that an extensive identification process to select schools for inclusion in DEIS was conducted in 2005. In spite of a number of reminders issued by my Department, a completed survey form was not received at that time from the school in question. Furthermore, the school did not participate in a follow-up appeal process to address the concerns of schools that did not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials in my Department are working closely with officials from South Dublin County Council to secure the permanent site for Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna. As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school is included in the 6 Year Construction Programme that I announced on 17 November last. Once a site has been secured, the project will be progressed into the architectural planning process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (27 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Third level institutions, including Institute of Technology Tallaght (ITT), are autonomous institutions and my Department does not have any function in their day to day operational affairs, for which the Governing Bodies and the management staff of the institutions are responsible. However, I understand from enquiries made by the Higher Education Authority of ITT, that there are sensitive...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am sure those motives are present right across this Chamber, across all parties.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am absolutely not smirking.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is why we are addressing the situation.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy has a very short memory.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am smiling at you, Deputy.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: No, I am just an ordinary human being.